утю́жка

rare #48267

nounfeminineinanimateuncountable

1.
ironing, pressing
Э́та ткань тре́бует осторо́жной утю́жки.
This fabric needs careful ironing.
2.
(rare) levelling out, treating everyone alike
Нам не нужна́ утю́жка всех под оди́н станда́рт.
We don't need everyone levelled out to one standard.
Figurative and disapproving.
3.
(rare) ironing cloth (for holding the iron)
Возьми́ утю́жку, что́бы не обже́чься.
Take the cloth so you don't burn yourself.
4.
(rare) iron rest, trivet for an iron
Поста́вь горя́чий утю́г на утю́жку.
Put the hot iron on the iron rest.
5.
(rare) little iron, nice iron
Я купи́ла себе́ но́вую утю́жку.
I bought myself a nice new little iron.
Diminutive of утюг; affectionate, colloquial.

Examples

Эта ткань требует осторожной утюжки при низкой температуре.
This fabric needs to be ironed carefully at a low temperature.
Бельё подсушивали на солнце перед утюжкой.
The laundry was left to dry a little in the sun before ironing.
На утюжку белья у неё ушёл целый час.
It took her a whole hour to iron the laundry.
После утюжки рубашка выглядит как новая.
After ironing, the shirt looks like new.

утю́жкаironing; levelling out; ironing cloth (for holding the iron); iron rest; little iron
nounfeminine
утю́житьto iron; to beat up; to pound
verbimperfective
отутю́житьto iron; to beat up
verbperfective
заутю́живатьto press
verbimperfective
отутю́живатьto iron; to beat up; to flatten
verbimperfective

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